CDTA offers free Northway Express rides Friday

The Capital District Transportation Authority is rolling out its revamped Northway Express commuter bus service with free rides offered this Friday. The new service officially begins on Monday, Oct. 1, and includes a simplified fare system, a new mid-day departure, and an NX Swiper discounted monthly pass that also provides free access to CDTA’s complete route system, including BusPlus services.

The number of fare zones has been reduced to three, with Clifton Park/Halfmoon in Zone 1, Ballston Spa/Malta in Zone 2, and Saratoga Springs/South Glens Falls in Zone 3. Fares are as follow: Zone 1: single one-way trip $4; 10-trip pass, $35; and monthly NX Swiper, $110.

The NX Swiper is good for 31 consecutive days, beginning with the first day of use.

Riders who hold previously purchased NX tikets can continue to use them, or exchange them for the new zone tickets by mailing them to the CDTA Treasury department, 110 Watervliet Ave., Albany, NY 12206.

NX passes can be purchased online at www.cdta.org; at the CDTA sales office at 85 Watervliet Ave. in Albany; and at select CDTA sales outlets, the transit agency said.